FRIDAY, JANUARY 12. 1900. Windsor Police Court. TUESDAY, 9«i JANUARY, 1900. &amp;lt;Before Mr. F. II. Galbraith, P M., and Mesar» W. H. Dean, T. Primrose, J. ROES, and D. Mayne, J's. P.) LILLIAN JAKE WOODS T. JOHN ROBBET WOODS. John Robert Woods WAS charged by his -wife that he did, on the 9th of December, .assault her at Sackville Reach. This case was postponed from the 16th December, and was again called on Tues day last. Mr. G. McCauley for complain-' ant, and Mr. B. B. Walker for defendant. Lillian Jane Wood?, wife of defendant, deposed : I have heard my information read ; it refers to my husband. I remem ber the 8th ultimo, on that day he flog, ed me with a green hide whip ; be also chucked me down and kicked me, and »snatched a lot of hair out of my head, and then put me out of the house ; he «aught mc by the breast, there were marks on my arms and body ; the marks .shown were done by a whip on that date ; 1 have other marks from kicks on the legs, 1 showed the marks to Mr...

A MEOLEV, OR MISTAKES MANY MAKE. Following ie the continuation of the interesting lecture which waa. delivered on the above by the Rev. J. Howell Price, of Richmond, at a recent meeting of the Windsor Literary and Debating Society : MISTAKE NO. 2. Another and a more mischievous mis take is that MUSCLE AND NOT MENTAL MioHT is the essential thing with which to achieve BucceBs in the world. Here the lecturer pointed out how; young men in particular preferred a bat, or a bali to a book-" a strike " to " a study." Sport is almost deified. Its devotees number millions, It is some times questionable whether employers get a "fair deal." "A sound body" io a magnificent thing ; but it is more mag nificent still when coupled with a " sound mind." The dread of physical "hard graft " is only exceeded by the fear of " the grind " necessary to attain a certain standard of mental excellence. Too many have ' urnt only too well how to "play at - and work at play." lt is said thc age demands a "muscul...

Temptation of jlrtljur Fairhum. BY REV. S. G. FIELDING. ; For (lie Hawkesbury Advocate. CHAPTER TV. (Continued!) When Arthur Fairburn left the church, he did not go to the hotel, as directed, to meet his Inspector; "but proceeded^ at once toihe bank. He was closely followed by his eis tet "Dot," who feared from his manner that something unusual had!happened. He went straight to his private room, closed and looked the door ; this further arous ed Dot's suspicions, and by slightly drawing a curtain aside, she watch ed him through a glass door. A letter and a telegram lay on the office table. He took up the telegram and read it ; it was from the General Manager, and to the effect thrt Mr. Reid, the district inspector, would call upon him, with reference to some important business on the 24th, and directed him to hold himself in readiness to receive his superior officer ; and if necessary to proceed as soon aa pos sible to Sydney, after handing over the business to another manager, whos...

CHAPTER V. When Mr. Handfield reached the bank, he saw at once by the ¡ pale, awestricken face of the servant who opened the door that some thing dreadful had happened. ' "Where is Mr.fairburn? What is the matter V he asked.' ? The girl " uttered no \ wordï but I pointed to the manager'B room. &amp;lt; He pushed open the door, and /entered. A ghastly spectacle met his gaze. Arthur ley on a sofa; Dr, Roberts, who had arrived some minutes before, was bending over him. Mr. Handfield noticed that blood was ooiiag from the banker's temple, also that the floor, and some papers on the desk were splashed with blood. 'Good-gracious 1 How is he? How did it happen !' exdaiméd the clergyman in an excited manner. &amp;lt; Hush !' said the doctor, rising from his stooping posture, and pointing te the postrate form ; ' it's all over; the poor fellow's been dead some time,-bullet gone right through brain,-death-instantan eous. ' But/ persisted the clergyman, ' how did it happen ?-an acciden...

RICHMOND. { (From our own correspondent.) " Mrs. R. Peck, of Kurrajong, ha been very ill during the past wee! or two. Mr. Phillip Charley has genei ously donated £200 toward Bending the contingent of bush man to the Transvaal. , The Rev. Dr. Cameron is stil engaged on his work of writin tip the history of the Presbyterial Church in Australia. Mr. Alex Mitchell has been 01 a visit to Richmond recruitin his health. The persons wh assaulted Alex some time ag have been committed for trial. Mr. C. Ogg, nephew of Alder man W. J. Kelly, has obtained ; good billet in the Eveleigh good shed. Charlie is a very energeti lad, and will get on. The rain during the past wee] has made a wonderful improve ment on the crops on the low lands, which were beginning ti feel the effects of the long stretcl of dry weather. Mr. J. McNeely, of "GlenLee,1 has his orchard at East Richmoni looking splendid, and this yea has had a heavy crop of ston&amp;lt; fruit. His potatoe crop has alsi turned out very we...

Dairy News. If there is any industry making headway in the district it is the Richmond Butter Factory, and the reason of such marked pro gress is the fact of the enterpris ing man at the helm, Mr. J. G. Percival. Everything in connec tion with the factory is up-to-date and in first-class working order. The supply of milk at the present time is about 370 gallons per day, which must be considered good at this time of the year. Thesup Ely for the mouth ending Décern er 31 was something like 11,600 gallons, for which suppliera re ceived 2d per gallon.* Mr. Perci val has managed to open up an extensive retail trade in Windsor and Richmond with butter and ice, and runs a cart round both towns three times weekly for the convenience of his customers. Owing to the demands being in excess of the supply, Mr. Percival intends at a later date to enlarge the building, and add more mach inery and appliances to his al ready well-fitted factory. In con nection with the factory, Mr. Percival has 120 ...

. ; Windsor Polles Court. FBIDAY, 5tH JANUABY, 1900, (Before Messrs, T. Primrose, J. Rose, S. Tr Greenwell, and Tarnbull, J'e.P.) Joba Edwards pleaded guilty to using obscene language at Ulverstone, on Wed nesday, 3rd inst,, and was fined 10s, Costs of court 48 lOd, or 3 days gaol. Fine paid. CBDKLTY TO A HOBBS. George Bennett waa charged by the S»lice with cruelty to a horse. Constable ughes, stationed at*Wilberforce deposed. On the 15th December I saw a chesnut hom belonging to accused on his (Bennett's) paddock ; I also saw the ac cused and asked him what he had been doing to it. He answered, " a fellow I had driving mixed him np in the plough." I pointed out three nasty cuts on the forelegs which appeared to have been cut by some sharp instrument. He said they had been done by a plough which was lying on its Eide, I also remarked that the horse's condition showeft it to have been badly beaten, and he (Bennett) admitted having done so with a hoe which he pointed out ; but stated ...

A New Boat. We paid a visit during tue we to Mr. T. C. Chaseling's new boat which is being built at Wiseman's Ferry, and was some what surpris' to find that the craft was so near completion. Some six months ago Messrs. Grant and Wicks, the well known boat builders, of Sydney came to the Ferry to build the mould and model of the boat, which was then left in the hands of Mr Nathan Greentree and others. The work was somewhat delayed at the start on account of some of the timber being condemned, &amp;c, bi was, however, soon under way again, and has since been kept going unceasingly. The boat when completed will be 70 feet overal by 15 feet wide and -8 feet deep The timber supplied by Messrs Goodlet and Smith, of Sydney was the best that could be pro- cured, and any defective pieces &amp;nbsp; were at once put aside. The boat is powerfully built, being double planked with 1 ½ inch Kauri pine planks, which were all thoroughly coated with tar before being put in. The bottom is to ...

FRUIT-TREES. Orange Grove Nursery, Freeman's Reach, via Windsor, N.S.W. ABOUT 15.000 &amp;lt;:HOICS FRUIT TUE I'S, including Summer Fruit«. Also Choice Bulb», Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, and Plants of every description. Farm, Garden, and F over Se d j sup. plied. Ail letters to be addressed to, 1ZZ\R0 &amp; CO.. or, W. Ú. MOSES, Windsor. BOROUGH OF RICHMOND. NOTICE ii hereby givsn that in ac cordance with the provisions of the* HonicipaUties Act of 1897. a Meeting of the Electors of this Borough will be holden at the Council Chambers, West Market-street, Bichmond, at 12 O'clock (noon) on TUEBDAY, the «TH DAY OF FEBRUARY NEXT, for the purpose of Npminating and Electing three aldermen and two Auditors in the place of those now retiring. Nominations must be in writing, ana left at my residence seven clear days before the said day of Nomination. J. W. HILL, Mayor and Beturning Officer. Council Chambers, : Bichmond, 11th January, 1900. IP AHPjlL TEA ipili IN CONNECTION WITH THE EBE...

CORRESPONDENCE ?-T {We do not necessarily identify our selves with the opinions expressed by our correspondente.] 1 VOLUNTEER GREED. [To ttie Editor ot the ADVOCATE.] SIR,-A rumour has reached me that several local volunteers com* plained bitterly, and with contemp tible taste, by the same token, when a paltry'two shillings each was deducted from their last quart ers " pay" as a contribution to the Patriotic Fund. If such be true, the object snivellers deserve to be drammed out of the regiment as an example to all greedy cusses of that ilk. What a commentary upon the boasted generosity of native-born Australians! What a reproach to the company which harbors such arrant close-fists, who, too pusillanimous to volunteer for cernee in South Africa, begrudge to contribute a mite towards the fund promoted to assist their com- &amp;lt; rades, who haye, gone to fftoe" ^grim-visag'd war*' (a thing they. We afraid todo) and the families; they have left behind them where ] ¿ver needed ! St...

: 1XHJAL AKft "GËNEML. Mrs. 3ÄTs KüdufE has been very' ill duriTig the past week. .At the Small Debts Court on "Ihriday last a large number of cases were called on, all of which .were undefended or settled. - Mi's. Gilbert, who has been dangerously ill for some time past, is still in a very low state of health. Mi«. Jane Bushell, late of the Boyal Hotel, will in future reside in her cottage in Macquarie atreet. The billiard tournament arranged by Mr. C. Marden is nearing the finish of the first round, only a couple more heats having to be played. Poultry thieving is still going on in our midst, and poultry have been disappearing from more than «ne place at Newtown during the ¡ past week. Mr. F. W. Linsley conveyed Mr. F. B. Wilshire to his home at Emu Plains on Friday last, after his painful accident of the preceding day. A sale of land takes place at the Lands Office, Windsor, on January 31st. The land to be sold is situated on and adjacent to the Macdonald River, and half a-mile f...

Orange Blossoms. On Wednesday, January 10th, the marriage between Mr. E. S. Paull, of Richmond, and Miss Emmie Allen, of Windsor, was solemnised at St. Matthew's Church of England, the Rev. S. G. Field- ing officiated. The bride entered the church on her brother's arm (Mr. G. Allen). Miss Alice Allen and Miss Linda Paull acted as maids of honor, and Mr. Roberts (Sydney), groomsman. The bride wore a very becoming white lustre dress, and the customery wreath and veil, also a handsome gold diamond brooch, the gift of the bridegroom. The bridesmaids were prettily attired in white shower of hail dresses, and wore pretty Leghorn hats. After the ceremony was performed, a recep- tion was held at the home of the bride's parents, where a very re- cherche breakfast was partaken of, and the usual toasts honoured. The bride was presented with a beautiful bouquet by little Miss Dulcie Allen. The happy couple left by the 4.20 train for their honeymoon, amid showers of rose leaves and confetti. The...

ORIGINAL. A Mother's Dying Request. MRS. MYLES HAGAN'S DYING REQUEST. The following verses were written by the late Mrs. Myles Hagan, wife of Mr. J. Thompson, of Barraba, New South Wales, and a relative of Mr. Thomas Thompson, of Pitt Town :- &amp;nbsp; " Weep not " for me, dear children, Ah ! don't detain me here ; I'm passing from this world for aye And leave behind no tear. " Weep not " for me, dear children, "Or you'll fill my path with thorns ; ' I'm going to rest with Jesus, You have no need to mourn. Be kind, and good, and truthful, &amp;nbsp; And cling to one another ; And God will guide your footsteps For the sake of your dead mother. Be kind to your poor father, Don't forsake him when I'm gone ; Cheer his lonely pathway, You may not have him long. Tell my dear son " Hughie " And " Joe," your youngest brother, To drink a glass of water, For the sake of their dear mother. Give my love to those afar, My absent children dear ; &amp;nbsp; Tell them I died without a ...

' LEETSVALE. (From our own correspondent.) Fruit is again looking up in price, which is a consolation toorchardists. Flying foxes are still as prevalent as before, and do much damage nightly, v Our worthy school teacher, Mr. J. Mahoney, resumed duties on Monday last. During the past week Mr. Halligan has been the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Ohaseling. Mr. 0. Herps has about one ol the finest beds of maize to be seen on the Hawkesbury. Mrs. Richardson of Liverpool, and some friends, are at present on a visit to our local postmaster. The season so far has been very fair, and farmers have been more' fortunate than previously, as moat of their produce has been consigned to market, and not wasted as in former years. * Our little village was quite astir laBtweek, when several pleasure boats, from Sydney, put in an ap pearance, this being an unusual oc currence of late months, but the custom seems to be coming into vogue again. The process of widening the road is to be commenced within a few day...